AGULHAS, CAPE

Meaning of AGULHAS, CAPE in English

Cape, southernmost point of the African continent.

Its name, Portuguese for "needles," refers to the rocks and reefs that have wrecked many ships. The cape's meridian of 20°E is the official boundary between the Indian and Atlantic oceans.

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AGULHAS, CAPE — geographical name headland Republic of South Africa in S Western Cape province; southernmost point of Africa, at 34°50′S, 20°E
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGULHAS, CAPE — Cape, southernmost point of the African continent. Its name, Portuguese for "needles," refers to the rocks and reefs that have …
Английский словарь Британика
AGULHAS, CAPE — geographical name headland Republic of South Africa in S Western Cape province; southernmost point of Africa, at 34°50′S, 20°E
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AGULHAS, CAPE — cape that is the southernmost point of the African continent, located 109 miles (176 km) southeast of Cape Town, S.Af. …
Britannica English vocabulary
AGULHAS, CAPE — Pronunciation: ə - ' g ə -l ə s Function: geographical name headland Republic of S. Africa in S Western …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CAPE — n. Agulhas Cape Ann Cape Bojador Cape Canaveral Cape Cape Breton Island Cape buffalo Cape Cod Cape Fear River Cape …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAPE — I. noun Usage: often attributive see: head Date: 14th century a point or extension of land jutting out into water …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAPE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ann Cape Bojador Cape Canaveral Cape Cape Breton Island Cape buffalo Cape Cod Cape …
Английский словарь Британика
CAPE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAPE — cape 1 — caped , adj. /kayp/ , n. , v. , caped, caping . n. 1. a sleeveless garment …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGULHAS — /euh gul"euhs/ ; Port. /ah gooh"lyeuhsh/ , n. Cape , the southernmost point of Africa.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAPE — I. ˈkāp noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cap, from Anglo-French cape, from Old Occitan cap, from Latin caput …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAPE — vi to gape. 2. cape ·vi to head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by …
Webster English vocab
CAPE — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a sleeveless cloak, especially a short one. ↘a part of a longer coat or cloak …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAPE — [cape] n, often attrib [ME cap, fr. MF, fr. OProv, fr. L caput head--more at head] (14c) 1: a point …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAPE — cape, Cape BrE AmE keɪp ▷ capes keɪps —See also phrases with this word ▶ ˌ Cape Ca ˈ naveral …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AGULHAS — Agulhas BrE AmE ə ˈɡʌl əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAPE — / keɪp; NAmE / noun 1. a loose outer piece of clothing that has no sleeves, fastens at the neck …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAPE — cape /keɪp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Late Latin cappa ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAPE — n. 1 a headland or promontory. 2 (the Cape) a the Cape of Good Hope. b the S. African province …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAPE — n. 1 a headland or promontory. 2 (the Cape) a the Cape of Good Hope. b the S. African province …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAPE — 1. n.1 a sleeveless cloak. 2 a short sleeveless cloak as a fixed or detachable part of a longer cloak …
Oxford English vocab
CAPE — ( capes) 1. A cape is a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea from the coast. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAPE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ In the early morning light he could see that she wore a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAPE — (1) A point or head of land projecting into a body of water. (2) A rounded projection, out into the …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
CAPE — CC onvective A vailable P otential Energy. A measure of the amount of energy available for convection . CAPE is …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
CAPE — I сущ. накидка (с капюшоном); пелерина II сущ.; геогр. мыс the Cape (сокр. of the Cape of Good Hope) ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAPE — cape.ogg _I keıp n 1> плащ, накидка 2> пелерина 3> капюшон cape-and-dagger fiction /novels, stories/ - а) литература «плаща и …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGULHAS — n геогр. Cape Agulhas - мыс Игольный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAPE — I cape сущ.накидка (с капюшоном); пелерина II cape сущ.; геогр.мыс the Cape (сокр. от Cape of Good Hope) — Мыс …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AGULHAS — сущ.; геогр.мыс Игольный (ЮАР)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CAPE — I [keıp] n 1) плащ, накидка 2) пелерина 3) капюшон ♢ ~-and-dagger fiction /novels, stories/ - а) литература «плаща и …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
AGULHAS — n геогр. Cape ~ - мыс Игольный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CAPE — _I keıp n 1> плащ, накидка 2> пелерина 3> капюшон cape-and-dagger fiction /novels, stories/ - а) литература «плаща и кинжала»; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AGULHAS — n геогр. Cape Agulhas - мыс Игольный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CAPE — I keɪp сущ. а) накидка, плащ с капюшоном б) накидка, пелерина II keɪp сущ. ; геогр. 1) мыс Syn: promontory …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AGULHAS — сущ. ; геогр. = Cape Agulhas мыс Игольный, мыс Агульяс, Агульяш ( самый южный мыс Африки; находится на территории ЮАР …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CAPE — I [°ўЎЈ] cape.wav сущ. а) накидка, плащ с капюшоном б) накидка, пелерина II [°ўЎЈ] cape.wav сущ.; геогр. 1) мыс Syn: promontory 2) (the Cape) сокр. от the Cape of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AGULHAS — сущ.; геогр. - Cape Agulhas мыс Игольный, мыс Агульяс, Агульяш (самый южный мыс Африки; находится на территории ЮАР)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CAPE — _I _n. накидка (с капюшоном); пелерина _II _n. _геогр. мыс the Cape (_сокр. of the Cape of Good Hope) - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CAPE — I n. накидка (с капюшоном); пелерина II n. геогр. мыс the Cape (сокр. of the Cape of Good Hope) - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CAPE — (the Cape) см. Cape Cod
CAPE — мыс - double а cape - round а cape
Англо-Русский морской словарь
CAPE — I сущ. накидка (с капюшоном); пелерина II сущ.; геогр. мыс the Cape (сокр. of the Cape of Good Hope) ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGULHAS CURRENT — a warm ocean current flowing S along the SE coast of Africa. Also called Mozambique Current .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGULHAS CURRENT — surface oceanic current that is part of the westward-flowing South Equatorial Current, which turns southward along the east coast of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAPE AGULHAS — Игольный мыс
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CAPE AGULHAS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY — Игольный мыс
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CAPE AGULHAS — геогр. = Agulhas
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CAPE AGULHAS — геогр. - Agulhas
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOZAMBIQUE CURRENT. — See Agulhas Current .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFRICAN PLATE — Geol. a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising the African continent as well as adjacent ocean basins (the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EQUATORIAL CURRENT — ocean current flowing westward near the equator, predominantly controlled by the winds. Characteristically, equatorial-current systems consist of two westward-flowing currents …
Britannica English vocabulary
RESENDE — city, western Rio de Janeiro estado (state), eastern Brazil, on the Paraba do Sul River, opposite Agulhas Negras, at 1,296 …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOZAMBIQUE CURRENT — relatively warm surface current of the western Indian Ocean. The southeast trade winds move the Indian South Equatorial Current toward …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINAS GERAIS — inland estado (state) of Brazil. It is the storehouse of the mineral riches of that country, as is indicated by …
Britannica English vocabulary
MANTIQUEIRA MOUNTAINS — Portuguese Serra Da Mantiqueira, mountain range of eastern Brazil, rising abruptly from the northwestern bank of the Rio Paraba do …
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INDIAN OCEAN — body of salt water, covering approximately one-fifth of the total ocean area of the world. It is the smallest, youngest, …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOOD HOPE, CAPE OF — rocky promontory at the southern end of Cape Peninsula, Western Cape province, South Africa. It was first sighted by the …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATLANTIC OCEAN — body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface and separating the continents of Europe and Africa to …
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AFRICA — in ancient Roman history, the first North African territory of Rome, at times roughly corresponding to modern Tunisia. It was …
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ИГОЛЬНЫЙ МЫС — Cape Agulhas
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